USPTO Patents Application 10551504

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INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT

International application No.

PCT/JP2 006/3 11625

A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
A61K47/26 (2006 .01) i, A61K9/19 ( 2 006

01) i, A61K39/3 95 (200 6 . 01) i

According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC
B. FIELDS SEARCHED

Minim um documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)

A61K47/26 (2006 . 01) i, A61K9/19 (2 006 . 01 ) i , A61K39/395 (2 00 6 . 0 1 ) i

Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched
Jitsuyo Shinan Koho 1922-1996 Jitsuyo Shinan Toroku Koho 1996-2006

Kokai Jitsuyo Shinan Koho 1971-2006 Toroku Jitsuyo Shinan Koho 1994-2006

Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used)
CA(STN) , MEDLINE (STN)

C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT

Category*

Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages

JP 3-41033 A (Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.),

21 February, 1991 (21.02.91),

Full text; particularly, Claim 4

& WO 91/00739 A & EP 437622 A

JP 2004-292455 A (Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.,
Ltd. ) ,

21 October, 2004 (21.10.04),
Full text

& WO 2003/068260 A
& US 2005/214278 A

Relevant to claim No.

X

y

1-2, 5-10,

13-17
3-4 , 11-12,
18-21

3-4 , 11-12,
18-21

& EP 1475101 A

WO 93/06862 A (Toray Industries, Inc.),

15 April, 1993 (15.04.93),

Full text

& EP 562125 A

3-4 , 11-12,
18-21

I x I Further documents are listed in the continuation of Box C. 1 I See patent family annex.

* Special categories of cited documents:

"A" document defining the general state of the art which is not considered to
be of particular relevance

^E" earlier application or patent but published on or after the international filing
date

"L" document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which is
cited to establish the publication date of another citation or other
special reason (as specified)
"O" document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other means
"P" document published prior to the international filing date but later than the
priority date claimed

•Y"

later document published after the international filing date or priority
date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand
the principle or theory underlying the invention

document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be
considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive
step when the document is taken alone

document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be
considered to involve an inventive step when the document is
combined with one or more other such documents, such combination
being obvious to a person skilled in the art

document member of the same patent family

Date of the actual completion of the international search
09 August, 2006 (09.08.06)

Date of mailing of the international search report
22 August, 2006 (22.08.06)

Name and mailing address of the ISA

Japanese Patent Office

Facsimile No.

Authorized officer
Telephone No.

Form PCTTSA/210 (second sheet.) (April 2005)

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C (Continuation). DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT

Category*

Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages

Relevant to claim No.

WO 2 004-0372 93 A (Dainippon Sumitomo Seiyaku

Kabushiki Kaisha) ,

06 May, 2004 (06.05.04),

Full text

& EP 1559433 A & US 2005/267222 A

WO 2003/086324 A (Alios Therapeutics, Inc.),
23 October, 2003 (23.10.03),
Full text

&. US 2003/232887 A & EP 1496863 A

& JP 2005-532288 A

WO 98/22136 A (Roche Diagnostics GmbH) ,
28 May, 1998 (28.05.98),
Full text

& EP 852951 A & EP 941121 B

& JP 2001-503781 A

15-17

15

1-21

Form PCT/ISA/210 (continuation of second sheet) (April 2005)